Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The (film)

Misadventures of Merlin Jones, The (film) Merlin Jones is the brightest young student at a small midwestern college. Possessing an extremely high IQ, he is head and shoulders above his fellow classmates, particularly in the field of scientific endeavor. Although admonished by his professor to proceed slowly, he is already applying the results of his …

Miramax Films

Miramax Films Disney bought Miramax Films, founded by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, on June 30, 1993, gaining the rights to its library of more than 200 films. As part of the deal, Disney financed future Miramax productions. Since the Disney purchase, Miramax has released such hits as The Piano, The Crow, Little Buddha, Pulp Fiction, …

Miracle Worker, The (television)

Miracle Worker, The (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on November 12, 2000. The story of eight-year-old Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute, who in 1887 blossoms under the care and teaching of Annie Sullivan, whose groundbreaking techniques for teaching deaf and blind people are still being used today. Directed …

Miracle Down Under (film)

Miracle Down Under (film) Video release title of The Christmas Visitor. Released on video in 1987.

Miracle in Lane 2 (television)

Miracle in Lane 2 (television) Two-hour Disney Channel Original Movie, premiering on May 13, 2000. A heartwarming tale of Justin Yoder, a courageous 12-year-old kid who has a real zest for life and a wonderful sense of humor, despite being confined to a wheelchair. Against all odds, his talent, perseverance, and enthusiasm take him to …

Miracle of the White Stallions (film)

Miracle of the White Stallions (film) True story of how Colonel Alois Podhajsky, director of Vienna’s world famous Spanish Riding School, saves the school and its beautiful Lipizzan white horses during World War II. When the bombs start falling on Vienna near the end of the war, Podhajsky secretly defies the Nazis and smuggles the …

Miracle Child (television)

Miracle Child (television) Two-hour television movie; aired on NBC on April 6, 1993. Lisa Porter is a young mother whose infant daughter miraculously changes her life and the life of a small town. Directed by Michael Pressman. Stars Crystal Bernard (Lisa), Cloris Leachman (Doc Betty), John Terry (Buck Sanders), Graham Sack (Lyle Sanders). Based on …

Miracle (film)

Miracle (film) In 1980, the U.S. ice hockey team needed a miracle. Coach Herb Brooks was charged with taking his ragtag squad to the Olympic Games at Lake Placid, but even the encouraging coach was not sure what his boys could do against the storied teams from the eastern bloc countries and the juggernaut from …

Minutemen (television)

Minutemen (television) A Disney Channel Original Movie, premiered on January 25, 2008. Three high school outcasts—Virgil, Charlie, and Zeke–shake their school’s social structure by inventing a time machine that allows them to go back in time and prevent other misfits from enduring humiliating situations. Soon the three kids, calling themselves the Minutemen, learn there are …

Mintz, Margaret Winkler

Mintz, Margaret Winkler (1895-1990) Film distributor in New York who signed a contract with Walt Disney on October 16, 1923, to distribute the Alice Comedies. She later married Charles Mintz, and let him take over the business.